Woodstock Town Hall Theatre Presents Tony Award-Winning Play "Fences"

Directed by JAG Productions
artistic director and theater veteran Jarvis Antonio Green and written by
August Wilson, the play is set in 1950s Pittsburgh. Troy Maxson (played
by film, TV, and theater actor Brian Anthony Wilson) works on a garbage truck
and was a former Negro Baseball League star. His inability to move up in the
major leagues because of his race has left him sad and bitter. Having to cope with
his emotional baggage are his wife, Rose (played by TV and Broadway actress
Danielle Lee Greaves), and his son Cory (portrayed by Dartmouth freshman
Gabriel Jenkinson), who has professional sports dreams of his own. With the
burgeoning Civil Rights Movement as a backdrop, the play shows how race and a
broken human spirit can impact a family.

Fences
first opened on Broadway at the 46th Street Theatre on March 26, 1987. It
ran for 525 performances and won Tony Awards for Best Play, Best Performance by
a Leading Actor in a Play (James Earl Jones as Troy), Best Performance by a
Featured Actress in a Play (Mary Alice as Rose), and Best Direction of a Play
(Lloyd Richards.)

A revival of the play in 2010 resulted
in Tony Awards for Denzel Washington as Troy and Viola Davis as Rose. The two
also reprised their roles in the film version, which was released last
December. Davis won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Performances of Fences run Thursdays through Sundays
until May 7. The first two nights are
preview performances, with tickets just $20.

Opening night is officially April
29.

Tickets are $30 for adults, $28 for seniors, $17 for children 17 and under,
and $25 for Pentangle members. Many of the performance are followed by a talk-back
session. Most shows begin at 7:30pm, with matinees at 2pm on April 30 and May
6. There is a 5pm performance on May 7.